New Delhi, 16 April (IANS). “Dantavishodhanam Gandham Vairasyam Ch Nihanti, Jihwadant, Asyajam Malam Nirvishya Sadya: Ruchim Adhtte.” This verse is described in the Ashtanga Hridayam of Maharishi Vagbhata, meaning “the cleaning of the teeth removes bad odor, the tongue, the tooth removes dirt and the taste improves. Datun is considered beneficial for the whole body along with cleaning the teeth. The time is also prescribed for the whole body.
Using natural brush is many times beneficial. Datun made of neem, acacia or other twigs not only makes the teeth clean and shiny, but also takes care of the gums. Maharishi Vagbhat has explained in detail about Datun in Ashtanga Hridayam. What should be the Datun? In which month, a lot has been written about whom to use.
Maharishi Vagbhat explains that Datun is the better that is astringent or bitter in taste and what can be more bitter than neem? But he has also told about Neem’s good madar’s datun. In addition to Neem, Madar in Ashtanga Hridayam, besides Acacia, Arjun, Mango, Guava, Jamun, Mahua, Karanja, Banyan, Apamarga, Ber, Sheesham as well as bamboo are also described.
Maharishi has named 12 such trees including Neem, Madar, which you can do. Months are also prescribed for their use. Maharishi has told to perform Neem, Madar or Acacia from Chaitra month to summer. In winter, guava or berries, so, in the rainy season, he has advised to teach mango or Arjun in his book.
It is described in Maharishi’s book that neem datun cannot be done continuously. For this, it is necessary to stop in between. After doing three months continuously, brush or other datun should be used. The juices of a particular tree not only keep our teeth and gums healthy, but also provide relief in many diseases of the body.
Neem datuns have antibacterial properties, which eliminate frozen plaque and bacteria on the teeth. Neem datun can eliminate the problem of swelling and bleeding in the gums. The bad odor from the mouth is also removed. Neem bark contains a rich element and nimbosterol called nimbin or margonin. The juice from its branch removes swelling of gums, pyorrhea, worm in teeth, etc.
It is described in Ashtanga Hridayam that if pregnant women do fresh neem twigs regularly in the morning and evening, then their fetus takes birth and there is no need to apply any type of disease.
In Ayurveda, Acacia’s Datun is considered to remove many problems related to the coffeel, bile, bile, blood. There is a glue inside the acacia, in which the ingredients found have diarrhea, lung problems, as well as untimely falling of teeth, not getting blood from the gums, stopping mouth ulcers.
According to Brahmalin Pt. Triptinarayan Jha Shastri, there is no fear of infertility and miscarriage due to continuous acacia.
Arjun’s branch is rich in christline lactone. It is relieving physical beauty along with relieving blood, heart diseases. Many diseases including high blood pressure, diabetes, TB are destroyed by its fresh twig.
Mauriglyaceidal saponin element is found in Madhuk or Mahua. Which prevents the problems related to teeth, tooth, blood and throat drying, along with removing problems related to vata bile, skin, urinary tract.
Banyan datun contains an element called Tannic, which is considered a panacea for eye light enhancing, pregnancy problems. According to Brahmalin Pt. Tripinarayan Jha Shastri, all problems related to the mouth and body are eliminated by continuously taking the banyan twigs.
The branch of the apamarga has alkaline properties. It destroys stones, respiratory diseases, skin related diseases.
The Datun of Karanja also gives relief in piles as well as digestion related problems. Regular intake of it provides relief in stomach irritation, stomach worms.
At the same time, the problems of the mouth are overcome by plum datun, as well as it removes sore throat, more menstrual discharge problems. This removes tooth worms, blood disorders, cough, smell related problems from the mouth.
The question of lakhs of people, how should we want to be a datun? Ayurvedacharya says that Datun should be about 6-8 inches long and should be done by making a very fine brush. It is considered even more beneficial to do this in the morning and evening. During the teeth, one should always sit up (force of the feet), so that all the organs can get the benefit of Datun.
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